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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">**Sent on behalf of the GNSO Chair**</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Members of the ECA,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Pursuant to Annex D, Section 1.4 (a) of the ICANN Bylaws, I am pleased to inform you on behalf of the GNSO Council that the GNSO approved the amendment of
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">the Fundamental Bylaws at Article 18, Section 7(b) (regarding the composition of the IANA Naming Function Review Team) on the 27 November 2019.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The GNSO Council decision has been published on GNSO Resolutions page. (</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions-232019&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=DRa2dXAvSFpCIgmkXhFzL7ar9Qfqa0AIgn-H4xR2EBk&m=1aPYjgi17d6l7td07IGqcuHa3iYD4Nl1RSkKwMOykaw&s=pFVBUEAenGYFFqXq8bww3QLEoU-JBghJaDXxQAI75rU&e="><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#2019
 [gnso.icann.org]</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">On behalf of the GNSO Council,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Keith Drazek, GNSO Chair</span></p>
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